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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Whether he ever dared to tap the venerable Malwida for a loan?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He often played with her feelings in a delicate style, and his astuteness in such matters was only surpassed by his shamelessness.
astuteness
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From this reading He often played with her feelings in a delicate style, and his astuteness in such matters was only surpassed by his shamelessness.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At marriage."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He often played with her feelings in a delicate style, and his astuteness in such matters was only surpassed by his shamelessness.
dared
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From this reading Whether he ever dared to tap the venerable Malwida for a loan?
delicate
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From this reading He often played with her feelings in a delicate style, and his astuteness in such matters was only surpassed by his shamelessness.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Where do you draw it?"
draw
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From this reading "Where do you draw it?"
enough
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From this reading Likely enough.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whether he ever dared to tap the venerable Malwida for a loan?
feelings
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From this reading He often played with her feelings in a delicate style, and his astuteness in such matters was only surpassed by his shamelessness.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Whether he ever dared to tap the venerable Malwida for a loan?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whether he ever dared to tap the venerable Malwida for a loan?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He often played with her feelings in a delicate style, and his astuteness in such matters was only surpassed by his shamelessness.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He often played with her feelings in a delicate style, and his astuteness in such matters was only surpassed by his shamelessness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He often played with her feelings in a delicate style, and his astuteness in such matters was only surpassed by his shamelessness.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Where do you draw it?"
Likely
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From this reading Likely enough.
loan
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From this reading Whether he ever dared to tap the venerable Malwida for a loan?
Malwida
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From this reading Whether he ever dared to tap the venerable Malwida for a loan?
marriage
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From this reading "At marriage."
matters
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From this reading He often played with her feelings in a delicate style, and his astuteness in such matters was only surpassed by his shamelessness.
often
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From this reading He often played with her feelings in a delicate style, and his astuteness in such matters was only surpassed by his shamelessness.
only
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From this reading He often played with her feelings in a delicate style, and his astuteness in such matters was only surpassed by his shamelessness.
played
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From this reading He often played with her feelings in a delicate style, and his astuteness in such matters was only surpassed by his shamelessness.
shamelessness
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From this reading He often played with her feelings in a delicate style, and his astuteness in such matters was only surpassed by his shamelessness.
style
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From this reading He often played with her feelings in a delicate style, and his astuteness in such matters was only surpassed by his shamelessness.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He often played with her feelings in a delicate style, and his astuteness in such matters was only surpassed by his shamelessness.
surpassed
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From this reading He often played with her feelings in a delicate style, and his astuteness in such matters was only surpassed by his shamelessness.
tap
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From this reading Whether he ever dared to tap the venerable Malwida for a loan?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Whether he ever dared to tap the venerable Malwida for a loan?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Whether he ever dared to tap the venerable Malwida for a loan?
venerable
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From this reading Whether he ever dared to tap the venerable Malwida for a loan?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He often played with her feelings in a delicate style, and his astuteness in such matters was only surpassed by his shamelessness.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where do you draw it?"
WhetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether he ever dared to tap the venerable Malwida for a loan?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He often played with her feelings in a delicate style, and his astuteness in such matters was only surpassed by his shamelessness.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where do you draw it?"